SOHH ON THE SCENE
Kanye West & Quincy Jones Drops By The Chill Spot. And I'll Be Damned! Kanye's NOT An A*shole[Video]!
May 5, 2008
When I [Gyant] was told that Chaka Zulu, Jamal Coleman, and Tai Boggie had secured the “it” boy of hip-hop – Mr. Kanye West – to roll through the Chill Spot I just knew that they were pulling my leg. With the Louis Vuitton Don already double booked practically at the same time at another venue I didn’t see any chance in hell of it happening. But I’ll be damned they pulled it off.
And they didn’t just stop at Kanye. They even managed to get a living legend to adorn the Atlanta hot spot with his presence. They got Quincy Jones to come out too.
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DJ Mars Files His Report On Life On The Road With Ne-Yo!
April 28, 2008
Y’all know one of the hardest working DJ’s in the game, DJ Mars is acting as our special SOHH On The Scene blogger while he hits the road with Ne-Yo and Alicia Keys for a joint tour. Here’s another report that’s been filed by the President of the World Famous Superfriends.
Well world, here we are at the close of an extremely tiring work week. So far in between rehearsals we have done 3 shows in 2 different states. If I didn’t work with Ne-Yo I probably wouldn’t believe it either. This guys schedule is grueling, to say the least.
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Ludacris and Ralph Lauren Team Up For A Good Cause. Ciara, Fergie, Chaka Zulu & More Come Out To Show Luv [Video]!
April 25, 2008
Last night I [Gyant] was invited to come and participate in the Ludacris Foundation's Ralph Lauren extravaganza. The swanky affiar, which was held at the newly remodeled Ralph Lauren store at Lennox Square was all about shopping for a good cause. 15 percent of all items sold went directly to the Ludacris Foundation. Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, along with Director of his Foundation Kim Hutchens, Chaka Zulu and Jamal Coleman pulled out all the stops last night. Fergie, Ciara, B.Cox, India Arie, CEO of DTP Jeff Dixon, and host of others all came to show their love and support for Atlanta's hip-hop philanthropist. You know I got pictures, and video below. Check it out.
[Ludacris, Rashan Ali, Ciara and Chaka Zulu]
[Video] Wow....This New Singer Estelle Is The Truth! Listen To Her New Album Too!
April 21, 2008
Last week I [Gyant] had the chance to meet & greet UK's soul singer Estelle here in the ATL. She's the new protégé of John Legend, as well as the first artist off his new record label, Home School Records. Atlanta's most influential voices in media all stopped by the Atlantic Records offices to chill out with the budding star. Y’all know how I do, I got pictures, and video for you all to check out below.
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[Video] SOHH Exclusive: Foxy Brown's Release from Rikers Island
April 18, 2008
Foxy Brown Superfans in full effect.
Today, I went to Rikers Island for the media debacle that was Foxy Brown’s release from prison. It was quite the adventure to say the least. I woke up crazy early and made my way to Queens Plaza where I caught the Q100 bus with nonstop service to Rikers Island.
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In The Studio with Michelle Williams and Robin Thicke
April 8, 2008
Since DJ Mars blessed us with a blog all the way from Japan yesterday, I decided to hold off on posting this one. Now it’s time to play catch up. Last week, I had the opportunity to hear new music from both Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child and Robin Thicke.
Let’s start off with Michelle first. On Thursday the folks at Columbia/Music World held an intimate gathering for her at the legendary Electric Lady Studios. They treated members of the press to appetizers, wine and a first listen to Michelle’s new album. Matthew Knowles and Michelle actually went around the room and shaking hands and thanking everyone for coming. Michelle was super excited about the new album. She danced along to most of the tracks and kept talking about how much fun she had recording.
Since her days in Destiny’s Child, Michelle has released two solo gospel albums but now she’s back on the secular side of things with a new album titled, Unexpected. I would say Unexpected is about half pop/dance tracks and half R&B style tracks that you would expect from a member of DC. It sounds good though and it’s just different enough to have major crossover appeal. It's scheduled to drop in August.
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EXCLUSIVE: DJ Mars Shows Us How Ne-Yo, Rhianna, Pharrell, Sean Garrett & More Put It Down In Japan!!
April 7, 2008
SOHH.com is not only known here in the states, we are known worldwide! And thanks to one of our favorite DJ’s, as well as the president of the world famous Superfriends - DJ Mars- we’ve teamed up to give you all a bird’s eye view of what it's like to be on the road with Ne-Yo & Friends.
Check out his rundown of the tour SOHH far.
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Luckies In The ATL On Wednesdays Is The Sh*t.! Just Ask Kenny Burns, Elle Duncan, Devyne Stevens And Rashan Ali!!
April 4, 2008
Wednesday at Luckies here the "A" is the place to be. I [Gyant] have been hearing about it for a minute, but I haven't been able to get over that way. However this past Wed my new assistant, Uncut, decided to stop by and get some great shots for y'all to check out. Check the pictures, along with her rundown below.
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Kickin' It With America's Best Dance Crew, The JabbaWockeeZ
March 31, 2008
Today Sam Ed and I braved the rain in NYC to meet up with the winners of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, the JabbaWockeeZ. When we got to the MTV offices they escorted us up to a conference room that was stacked with snacks (fruit, brownies, cookies, pretzels, chips and some bomb a$$ dip).
We hung around with a journalist from Seventeen and a few MTV employees waiting for the Jabbawockeez to arrive. The guys flew in from the left coast yesterday and had to be up at 5am to hit up the morning shows so they were pretty worn out by the time they arrived but they still gave me a great interview.
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Sammie Celebrates his 21st Birthday with Stars from The Wire
March 26, 2008
All the youngins are turning 21. First Bow Wow and now Sammie (You remember he had that joint "I Like It" back in 1999). This past weekend that R&B singer celebrated his big 2-1 in Miami and randomly, a few of the stars from the Wire were on hand to help him blow out his candles.
Here's Snoop AKA Felicia Pearson.
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Update**When DJ Mars Throws A Party EVERYBODY SHOWS UP! Ciara, Ne-Yo, Young Jeezy, B. Cox., Chingy & More!!
March 21, 2008
[Blogger Note.I had to update the M. Knight photo. I heard the girl with him has been getting hit hard by it. I had to explain myself a little more for her sake]
DJ Mars threw his incredible birthday bash over the weekend. And the President of the World Famous Superfriends made sure I [Gyant] had an all access ticket SOHH I can keep all those who missed it up to speed. Everybody came out to celebrate one of Atlanta’s most influential, and sought after DJ’s. Check out what I got below.
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JD, Monica, Shawty Lo, Juelz Santana, & More Come Out To Celebrate Rocko Da Don [Video]!
March 19, 2008
Last night I dropped by Rocko Da Don's album relase party part 6. He's had SOHH many at this point I think this is like his 5th or 6th one. Anyway, I dropped by to bring you all some exclusive shots. Check them out below.
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Top 10 Reasons Why "The Chill Spot" Sunday Night Bowling Events In The ATL Are OFF THE CHAIN!!
March 10, 2008
I'm going to let you all in on a little secret. I'm about to put you all on to one of my most favorite spots in Atlanta. I don't go too often because I [Gyant] still want it to be fresh and new every time I roll through, but I figured I'd let you know what the deal is with a chill spot in the city. Jamal Coleman along with his partners DTP Exectuve, Chaka Zulu, Taiye (Tai Boogie), Travis Nuckles and Felix (Fecat) have been successfully holding down one of the best kept secrets in Atlanta for well over a year now. 300 Atlanta has consistently been the spot where you can come and get your drink, and your bowling on. But the unique element Jamal & his crew brings to this event is one that many just don’t have the clout, or the contacts to do. They brings out the celebrities.
Check out my Top 10 reasons why, if you don’t already know, you should be making your way to the bowling alley every Sunday.
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Exclusive: Behind the Scenes at Bizzy Bone's Video Shoot
March 6, 2008
Tomorrow BET will debut the video for Bizzy Bone's new single, "A Song For You," which features DMX. SOHH was lucky enough to get some exclusive behind the scenes footage from the former Bone Thugs member's video shoot which took place in a makeshift cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona.
According to video director Ethan Lader, the vid follows Bizzy as he “travels through a prolific cemetery; a cemetery that has all the fallen soldiers of our hip-hop community buried together, united together. The vibe throughout is one of hope and strength.”
Check out the footage below:
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